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River Ave. Blues ยป Youkilis discusses batting stance changes

Youkilis discusses batting stance changes

February 6, 2013 by Mike 24 Comments

Sabathia doesn't expect to be far behind in Spring Training
Wednesday Night Open Thread

Earlier this offseason we heard that new third baseman Kevin Youkilis was hard at work with hitting coach Kevin Long in an effort to improve his declining offensive production. His overall output dropped down to a 102 wRC+ last season, basically league average, after sitting at 126 wRC+ in 2011 and 159 wRC+ in 2010. Considering he’s going to turn 34 next month, Youkilis was wise to get together with Long and make some adjustments before the season.

Youkilis met up with Jack Curry recently and discussed the changes he’s been working on, specifically setting up with a wider base and lowering his hands. Both are pretty common “old player” adjustments that try to eliminate wasted movement and get the hitter into a hitting position sooner. Youkilis is a dead-pull hitter and as he gets older and his bat slows down, he’ll need to shorten his swing up somewhere to avoid popping up the other way or getting jammed inside. I’m not terribly optimistic, but I’m glad they’re making an effort to improve now rather than midseason.

Sabathia doesn't expect to be far behind in Spring Training
Wednesday Night Open Thread

Filed Under: Offense Tagged With: Kevin Youkilis

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